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Spetters is a Dutch film released in 1980, directed by Paul Verhoeven. Spetters led to protests about the manner in which Verhoeven portrayed gays, Christians, the police, and the press. Although Verhoeven made one more film in the Netherlands, the response to Spetters led him to leave for... Show More

Spetters is a Dutch film released in 1980, directed by Paul Verhoeven. Spetters led to protests about the manner in which Verhoeven portrayed gays, Christians, the police, and the press. Although Verhoeven made one more film in the Netherlands, the response to Spetters led him to leave for Hollywood. Despite the large amount of controversy surrounding it, the film proved to be popular, with 1,124,162 admissions in the Netherlands alone. From a financial perspective, the film proved to be a disappointment, given that the production ran seriously behind schedule and over budget. The careers of Maarten Spanjer and Renee Soutendijk were launched by the film, but it did not do much for the other young lead actors. Hans van Tongeren committed suicide in 1982. The film was a small success in the United States but it did help the launching of the careers of Verhoeven and the actors Jeroen Krabbé, Rutger Hauer and Soutendijk in Hollywood. Show Less

Trailer for the 1980 movie Spetters. From notorious filmmaker Paul Verhoeven and writer Gerard Soeteman comes this explosive, fast-paced coming-of-age drama.Spetters is a wild ride that will knock the unsuspecting for a loop. A Dutch film which follows the lives of three young men Rien, Eef and Hans who are amateur dirt-bike motorcycle racers which each sees as his ticket out of an industrial town on the outskirts of Rotterdam. They each fall in love with a young woman Fientje who, with her brother, sells French fries and hot dogs at the races. Everyone is looking for a better life. She wants out of the business and away from her brother. The motocross racers want to make their marks as professional racers, like their world champion hero, played by Rutger Hauer. But a deeper passion will soon rule each of their lives, when the sexy, ambitiousblonde comes between them and provokes unforeseen events that will rock their worlds. Actors: Hans van Tongeren, Renée Soutendijk, Toon Agterberg, Maarten Spanjer, Marian... Show More

Trailer for the 1980 movie Spetters. From notorious filmmaker Paul Verhoeven and writer Gerard Soeteman comes this explosive, fast-paced coming-of-age drama.Spetters is a wild ride that will knock the unsuspecting for a loop. A Dutch film which follows the lives of three young men Rien, Eef and Hans who are amateur dirt-bike motorcycle racers which each sees as his ticket out of an industrial town on the outskirts of Rotterdam. They each fall in love with a young woman Fientje who, with her brother, sells French fries and hot dogs at the races. Everyone is looking for a better life. She wants out of the business and away from her brother. The motocross racers want to make their marks as professional racers, like their world champion hero, played by Rutger Hauer. But a deeper passion will soon rule each of their lives, when the sexy, ambitiousblonde comes between them and provokes unforeseen events that will rock their worlds. Actors: Hans van Tongeren, Renée Soutendijk, Toon Agterberg, Maarten Spanjer, Marianne Boyer Rutger Hauer - cameo Jeroen Krabbe - cameo SPOILER: Actor Hans van Tongeren, who played Rien in the film, tragically committed suicide after the release of the film. This is a strange parallel to his character in the film, who commits suicide after becoming paralyzed. Show Less